"Eric Gillespie, Jr." wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Christian Lavoie wrote: > > > I starting to think this whole mess started on a word understanding > > problem. I wouldn't name such an organization a 'corporation', =P > > > > Since "corporation" is the legal term for the type of entity I am > describing, I don't see what's wrong with calling it a democratic > corporation. > The problem is this is neither. Debian isn't a Democracy, its a Republic. :) Otherwise, all you'd need is enough ignorant people voting for a stupid idea and the project would be ruined.
In a _real_ Republic, you put the smart people to work making a minimal set of rules that we all follow. Corporations are owned by shareholders. It is a democracy. How do you trade shares, money? Who gets how many? What happens when BillyG owns 50.1%, or pick your favorite aspiring businessman? L8r -- Greg. -- What do you want to spend today? Debian GNU/Linux (Free for an UNLIMITED time) http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html Greg Vence KH2EA/4
